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Nintendo President Issues Joy-Con Drift Apology

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa is making headlines today, as a recent Q&A brought up the issue of Joy-Con drift. For the uninitiated, Joy-Con controllers for the Nintendo Switch have a major joystick flaw that causes the stick to input movement without the…

Twitch Prime Loot – July 2020

I guess it is that time of the month again. That time where I get angry, moan about things that almost entirely don’t affect me, and I get a weird feeling in my stomach. I know the former is mobile games, and…

Spongebob Squarepants: BFBB – Rehydrated (PC) Review

In an age of remakes and remasters, there’s always a lot of hype behind playing titles from our earlier years with a fresh coat of paint. The track record of this style of games has been fairly consistent in its positive reception,…

The Academy: The First Riddle (PC) Review

Despite my distaste for JK Rowling’s personal beliefs, I have been a fan of the Harry Potter franchise since I was a kid. I also happen to be fond of puzzle games, including the Professor Layton franchise. What do these two things…

CD Projekt Red to Produce a Cyberpunk 2077 Anime

On June 25, 2020, CD Projekt Red announced its intentions to collaborate with Netflix and Studio Trigger on an anime based in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe called Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Here’s what we know so far. The series will be taking place in…

Tales of Monkey Island Returns for Purchase

Telltale closing meant all of its popular game series were in jeopardy. That included Monkey Island, a pirate-themed game, that was no longer available for purchase. Luckily, we’ve seen a lot of Telltale favorites return to PC and console stores. Now, Monkey Island…

The Last Of Us Part II (PS4) Review

“I don’t know what happened. I was supposed to take her to the Fireflies and walk away.” The trouble with this statement is that Joel knows exactly what happened. In an abandoned home, he worries over cleaning the fretboard of a guitar.…

Look Away (Film) Review

Warning: This review contains discussion of underage sexuality, discussion of sexual assault, and light spoilers for Look Away. Look Away, originally titled Behind the Glass, is a psychological thriller produced and filmed in Canada. It was released in 2018, and was written…

The Outer Worlds (Switch) Review

I’ve never been a fan of first-person shooters. However, for some reason, I fell in love with Fallout 4 while watching my son play and had to give it a try myself. I loved it. My arthritis caused a problem though. It’s…

Fable & Perfect Dark Twitter Placeholders Found

Over the weekend, as some of us slept comfortably in our beds, the internet did its usual thing. No, not just complain when someone displays a difference of opinion; The collective found something that we aren’t really meant to know about just…